Optically-generated focused ultrasound for noninvasive brain stimulation with ultrahigh precision

Yueming Li; Ying Jiang; Lu Lan; Xiaowei Ge; Ran Cheng; Yuewei Zhan; Guo Chen; Linli Shi; Runyu Wang; Nan Zheng; Chen Yang; Ji-Xin Cheng

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-01004-2

Light: Science & Applications (Nov 2022)

Optically-generated focused ultrasound for noninvasive brain stimulation with ultrahigh precision

Yueming Li,
Ying Jiang,
Lu Lan,
Xiaowei Ge,
Ran Cheng,
Yuewei Zhan,
Guo Chen,
Linli Shi,
Runyu Wang,
Nan Zheng,
Chen Yang,
Ji-Xin Cheng

Affiliations

Yueming Li: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
Ying Jiang: Graduate Program for Neuroscience, Boston University
Lu Lan: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Xiaowei Ge: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Ran Cheng: Department of Chemistry, Boston University
Yuewei Zhan: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
Guo Chen: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Linli Shi: Department of Chemistry, Boston University
Runyu Wang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Nan Zheng: Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University
Chen Yang: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University
Ji-Xin Cheng: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-022-01004-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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We report optically-generated focused ultrasound for non-invasive brain stimulation with ultrahigh precision of 83 µm, which is two orders of magnitude smaller than that of conventional transcranial focused ultrasound.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
Website: https://www.nature.com/lsa/

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